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ECG Blog #436 — Bigeminy or Alternans?

Ken Grauer, MD

He developed cardiac arrest shortly after the ECG in Figure-1 was recorded. What is the most likely cause of this arrhythmia? C ASE C onclusion: As noted above — today's patient developed cardiac arrest shortly after arrival in the ED. Multifocal vs Polymorphic VT — September 23, 2011 post from Dr. S.

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What are treatment options for this rhythm, when all else fails?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

However, he suddenly developed a series of malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Below are printouts of some of the arrhythmias recorded. This time, the arrhythmia did not spontaneously terminate — but rather degenerated to VFib, requiring defibrillation. The arrhythmia starts with a PVC having a short coupling interval.

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ECG Blog #370 — A Post-Arrest Tachycardia.

Ken Grauer, MD

A series of cardiac arrhythmias were seen during the course of her resuscitation — including the interesting arrhythmia shown in the long lead II of Figure-1. What is the cardiac rhythm shown in the long lead II rhythm strip? PEARL # 5: The simple act of labeling P waves can be invaluable for solving an arrhythmia.

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